Book Reviews

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Traveling with Pomegranates By Ann Kidd Taylor, Sue Monk Kidd Reflections from Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter on the quest for meaning on trips to Greece and France. Questing
Green Tea Living By Toshimi A. Kayaki Creative and ecological ideas to enrich, beautify, and simplify your life. Nurturing
The Shooting Script (500) Days of Summer By Michael Weber, Scott Neustadter The shooting script for the fresh and appealing romantic drama about a young man and woman with divergent views on love. Love
The Angelic Way By Rami Shapiro An illuminating book about angels and the great adventure from ego-centered consciousness to unbounded divine consciousness. Imagination
Grace By Bill Huebsch A Catholic perspective on the mysteries and the bounties of a theology of grace. Grace
Haiku - The Sacred Art By Margaret D. McGee An excellent survey of ways in which writing and reading haiku can stir the senses, the imagination, and our connections with the world and others. Being Present
A New Kind of Christianity By Brian D. McLaren A bold and imaginative set of questions that show the way into a hopeful and holy future for seekers of all stripes attracted to a new kind of Christianity. Questing
If the Church Were Christian By Philip Gulley An imaginative vision of what the church might look like if it truly incarnated what Jesus taught and how he lived. Transformation
Jesus Freak By Sara Miles Lessons learned from running a church food pantry about being Jesus in a world of hunger, pain, yearning and loss. Transformation
Spiritual Boredom By Erica Brown How wonder is an energy source and spiritual power that can provide an antidote to the widespread malaise of boredom. Wonder
101 Exercises for the Soul By Bernie S. Siegel 101 spiritual practices to try in everyday life as part of a soul fitness program. You
Emotional Wisdom By Dena Saxer, Mantak Chia Taoist healing practices for body, mind, and soul. Transformation
Be The Change By Deb Shapiro, Ed Shapiro Excerpts from over 100 meditation practitioners about its benefits and transformative value. Transformation
What Is God? By Jacob Needleman A scholarly account of this well-read professor of philosophy's quest for God and his findings about inner experience of the Divine. Questing
The Return of the Feminine and the World Soul By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee A clarion call to acknowledge and honor the Sacred Feminine and to draw out the divine light and energy of the World Soul. Nurturing
Stones into Schools By Greg Mortenson An extraordinary account of promoting peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan through education and community service. Peace
Reading Jesus By Mary Gordon A refreshing batch of commentaries on the Gospels from a gifted fiction writer. Meaning
How Philosophy Can Save Your Life By Marietta McCarty Makes philosophy relevant to everyday life with a probe of 10 important subjects and a rich add-on of suggested resources from many different mediums. Meaning
Etty Hillesum By Annemarie S. Kidder, Etty Hillesum The ecumenical mysticism of Holocaust victim Etty Hilessum whose diaries charted her spiritual course. Love
The Age of Empathy By Frans de Waal Studies of the social behaviors of animals that demonstrate humans are preprogrammed to be empathetic and kind to each other. Kindness